Richmond County, Georgia

Richmond County, Georgia

Introduction

Richmond County, one of the original counties of Georgia, has a population of over 200,000, and is part of the Augusta, Georgia Metropolitan area of Georgia. It is named after Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, a British politician and office-holder sympathetic to the American colonies.

A Brief History

Richmond County was created on February 5th, 1777 through the first Constitution of the State of Georgia. It was formed out of a portion of the colonial Parish of St. Paul, after the Revolution disestablished the Church of England in Georgia.

Today it contains the communities of Augusta, Blythe, Hephzibah and Fort Gordon.